The Laban Workbook for Actors
A Practical Training Guide with Video| By: | Katya Bloom; Barbara Adrian; Tom Casciero; Jennifer Mizenko; Claire Porter |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury UK |
| Print ISBN: | 9781474220668 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781474220682 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2017 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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The Laban Workbook is a compendium of unique exercises inspired by the concepts and principles of movement theorist and artist, Rudolf Laban.
Written by five internationally recognized movement experts, this textbook is divided into single-authored chapters, each of which includes a short contextual essay followed by a series of insight-bearing exercises. These expert views, honed in the creation of individual approaches to training and coaching actors, provide a versatile range of theory and practice in the creative process of crafting theatre. Readers will learn:
Enhanced expressivity of body and voice;
Clearer storytelling, both physical and vocal, facilitating the embodiment of playwrights' intentions;
Imaginative possibilities for exploring an existing play or for creating devised theatre.
Featuring many exercises exploring the application of Laban Movement Studies to text, character, scene work, and devised performances - as well as revealing the creative potential of the body itself - The Laban Workbook is ideal for actors, teachers, directors and choreographers.